Projects in genres: Drama

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A young boy, in transit through an airport, stumbles across the path of a desperate man and discovers a message he cannot ignore.

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Abigail and Jack have been together for a couple of years, but Jack's behaviour is becoming more and more sinister. He takes a lover, Sian, and treats both women with contempt. Sian and Abigail find out about each other, and decide to turn the tables on Jack.
 

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Short experimental video, featuring three sculptures by David Salkeld Shot at the North shields triangle, a regenerated residential triangle of old ship yard housing at Newcastle upon Tyne, intermixed with shots of the surrounding Tyne mouth area. To a sound track by the director Michael Salkeld to create an audio visual poem.

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On his sixth birthday Robert receives three beautiful old ladies in his mother's sitting room. Through his eyes we visit the memory of an afternoon: gifts scuttle across the floor, strange visions appear between knobbly knees, and the bird-like ladies tell a magical tale of an emperor with no skin.

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A brief exploration of the life of a woman experiencing an emotional crisis, as we follow her through three different periods in her life. We watch as she distances herself, severing her closest relationships, and the attempt years later to recapture what she lost.

Following three crucial periods in her emotional development from the birth of her love, until the moment where she tries to deal with the repercussions of her actions and salvage the damage she inflicted on herself and those she loved. A life in fragments, both in how we see the story unfold, as well as her emotional state.

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In the face of overwhelming urbanization, indifference and recklessness, a small creature struggles to preserve a remnant of the peace he once knew. His selfless acts of love plant the seeds of change that will ultimately prove the salvation of his world. But at what cost to himself?
 

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Paula is an eleven year old tomboy playing out with her gang of lads in the woods in the last summer before starting at the big school. Her loyalties are tested as her nascent interest in the much-bullied Rob is spotted by the gang leader, Phil.

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He was bald with some liver spots on his head.

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Mary and Shelly used to be neighbours until Shelly and her husband moved away. One day they bump into each other in the street and promise to arrange to catch up over some tea. That day comes sooner than expected as Mary has something she just has to get off her chest. But when it comes down to it, she wonders if she’s doing the right thing. After all, they were never best friends and Mary wouldn’t classify Shelly as being an old-fashioned romantic, like herself. Shelly thinks it’s a great idea that Mary’s coming over. That way she can put aside her own troubles and concentrate on Mary for a little while - but can she?

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Kyle is 11 and he has an embarrassing problem. His mum doesn't help, in fact her 'tough love' approach makes things worse. When she writes a note to his teacher stating the unvarnished truth, he bunks off school and goes in search of his own solution.

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Wasters is a small self contained film in the same mould of CLeRkS. Written and directed by Luke Rufo.

It is one slow wednesday night for our four slackers who work in a bar. They would all rather be elsewhere doing other things instead of pouring drinks for others to have good times. This is a story about friendship, betrayal, love and oh yeah talking about shagging, drinking and everything in between.

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The last months in the life of a 12-year-old boy who is dying of leukaemia and the impact on his friends and family. An uplifting story of a boy who lives out his last ambitions and prepares to die with humour and dignity. Based on the best-selling and prize-winning novel by Sally Nichols, the story draws triumph out of tragedy and dares to challenge the ways in which we confront death.